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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

[1] I waited patiently for Yahweh.
He turned to me, and heard my cry.
[2] He brought me up also out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay.
He set my feet on a rock,
and gave me a firm place to stand.
[3] He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God.
Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh.
[4] Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust,
and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
[5] Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done,
and your thoughts which are toward us.
They can’t be declared back to you.
If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.
[6] Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire.
You have opened my ears.
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
[7] Then I said, “Behold, I have come.
It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
[8] I delight to do your will, my God.
Yes, your law is within my heart.”
[9] I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.
Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
[10] I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart.
I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation.
I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
[11] Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh.
Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
[12] For innumerable evils have surrounded me.
My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up.
They are more than the hairs of my head.
My heart has failed me.
[13] Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me.
Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
[14] Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it.
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
[15] Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, “Aha! Aha!”
[16] Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”
[17] But I am poor and needy.
May the Lord think about me.
You are my help and my deliverer.
Don’t delay, my God.
King James Version

To the chief Musician, H5329 A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732

[1] I waited H6960 patiently H6960§ for the Lord; H3068
And he inclined H5186 unto H413 me, and heard H8085 my cry. H7775
[2] He brought me up H5927 also out of an horrible H7588 pit, H953§ out of the miry H3121 clay, H2916
And set H6965 my feet H7272 upon H5921 a rock, H5553 and established H3559 my goings. H838
[3] And he hath put H5414 a new H2319 song H7892 in my mouth, H6310 even
praise H8416 unto our God: H430
Many H7227 shall see H7200 it, and fear, H3372
And shall trust H982 in the Lord. H3068
[4] Blessed H835 is that man H1397 that maketh H7760 the Lord H3068 his trust, H4009
And respecteth H6437 not H3808 the proud, H7295 nor such as turn aside H7750 to lies. H3577
[5] Many, H7227 O Lord H3068 my God, H430
Are thy wonderful H6381 works which thou hast done, H6213
And thy thoughts H4284 which are to us-ward:
They cannot be reckoned up in order H6186 unto thee:§
If I would declare H5046 and speak H1696 of them,
They are more H6105 than can be numbered. H5608
[6] Sacrifice H2077 and offering H4503 thou didst not desire; H2654
Mine ears H241 hast thou opened: H3738§
Burnt offering H5930 and sin offering H2401 hast thou not required. H7592
[7] Then H227 said H559 I, Lo, I come: H935
In the volume H4039 of the book H5612 it is written H3789 of me, [8] I delight H2654 to do H6213 thy will, H7522 O my God: H430
Yea, thy law H8451 is within H8432 my heart. H4578§
[9] I have preached H1319 righteousness H6664 in the great H7227 congregation: H6951
Lo, I have not refrained H3607 my lips, H8193 O Lord, H3068 thou knowest. H3045
[10] I have H3680 not H3808 hid H3680 thy righteousness H6666 within H8432 my heart; H3820
I have declared H559 thy faithfulness H530 and thy salvation: H8668
I have H3582 not H3808 concealed H3582 thy lovingkindness, H2617
And thy truth H571 from the great H7227 congregation. H6951
[11] Withhold H3607 not H3808 thou thy tender mercies H7356 from H4480 me, O Lord: H3068
Let thy lovingkindness H2617 and thy truth H571 continually H8548 preserve H5341 me.
[12] For H3588 innumerable H4557 evils H7451 have compassed H661 me about:
Mine iniquities H5771 have taken hold H5381 upon H5921 me, so that I am not able H3201 to look up; H7200
They are more H6105 than the hairs H8185 of mine head: H7218
Therefore my heart H3820 faileth H5800§ me.
[13] Be pleased, H7521 O Lord, H3068 to deliver H5337 me:
O Lord, H3068 make haste H2363 to help H5833 me.
[14] Let them be ashamed H954 and confounded H2659 together H3162
That seek H1245 after my soul H5315 to destroy H5595 it;
Let them be driven H5472 backward H268
and put to shame H3637 that wish H2655 me evil. H7451
[15] Let them be desolate H8074 for a reward H6118 of their shame H1322
That say H559 unto me, Aha, H1889 aha. H1889
[16] Let all those that seek H1245 thee rejoice H7797 and be glad H8055 in thee:
Let such as love H157 thy salvation H8668 say H559 continually, H8548 the Lord H3068 be magnified. H1431
[17] But I am poor H6041 and needy; H34 Yet the Lord H136 thinketh H2803 upon me:
Thou art my help H5833 and my deliverer; H6403 Make no tarrying, H309 O my God. H430

Footnotes

  1. § 40:1 Heb. In waiting I waited
  2. § 40:2 Heb. a pit of noise
  3. § 40:5 Or, none can order them unto thee
  4. § 40:6 Heb. digged
  5. § 40:8 Heb. in the midst of my bowels
  6. § 40:12 Heb. forsaketh
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος· G5056 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 ψαλμός. G5568 Ὑπομένων G5278 ὑπέμεινα G5278 τὸν G3588 κύριον, G2962 καὶ G2532 προσέσχεν G4337 μοι G3427 καὶ G2532 εἰσήκουσεν G1522 τῆς G3588 δεήσεώς G1162 μου G3450 [2] ‡καὶ G2532 ἀνήγαγέν G321 με G3165 ἐκ G1537 λάκκου ταλαιπωρίας G5004 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 πηλοῦ G4081 ἰλύος καὶ G2532 ἔστησεν G2476 ἐπὶ G1909 πέτραν G4073 τοὺς G3588 πόδας G4228 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 κατηύθυνεν G2720 τὰ G3588 διαβήματά μου G3450 [3] ‡καὶ G2532 ἐνέβαλεν G1685 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 στόμα G4750 μου G3450 ᾆσμα καινόν, G2537 ὕμνον G5215 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἡμῶν· G2257 ὄψονται G3700 πολλοὶ G4183 καὶ G2532 φοβηθήσονται G5399 καὶ G2532 ἐλπιοῦσιν G1679 ἐπὶ G1909 κύριον. G2962 [4] ‡Μακάριος G3107 ἀνήρ, G435 οὗ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 κυρίου G2962 ἐλπὶς G1680 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐνέβλεψεν G1689 εἰς G1519 ματαιότητας G3153 καὶ G2532 μανίας G3130 ψευδεῖς. G5571 [5] ‡Πολλὰ G4183 ἐποίησας G4160 σύ, G4771 κύριε G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου, G3450 τὰ G3588 θαυμάσιά G2297 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 διαλογισμοῖς G1261 σου G4675 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 τίς G5101 ὁμοιωθήσεταί G3666 σοι· G4671 ἀπήγγειλα G518 καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησα, G2980 ἐπληθύνθησαν G4129 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἀριθμόν. G706 [6] ‡Θυσίαν G2378 καὶ G2532 προσφορὰν G4376 οὐκ G3756 ἠθέλησας, G2309 ὠτία G5621 δὲ G1161 κατηρτίσω G2675 μοι· G3427 ὁλοκαύτωμα G3646 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 ἁμαρτίας G266 οὐκ G3756 ᾔτησας. G154 [7] ‡Τότε G5119 εἶπον G2036 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἥκω, G2240 ἐν G1722 κεφαλίδι G2777 βιβλίου G975 γέγραπται G1125 περὶ G4012 ἐμοῦ· G1699 [8] ‡τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι G4160 τὸ G3588 θέλημά G2307 σου, G4675 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου, G3450 ἐβουλήθην G1014 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 νόμον G3551 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τῆς G3588 κοιλίας G2836 μου. G3450 [9] ‡Εὐηγγελισάμην G2097 δικαιοσύνην G1343 ἐν G1722 ἐκκλησίᾳ G1577 μεγάλῃ· G3173 ἰδοὺ G2400 τὰ G3588 χείλη G5491 μου G3450 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 κωλύσω· G2967 κύριε, G2962 σὺ G4771 ἔγνως. G1097 [10] ‡Τὴν G3588 δικαιοσύνην G1343 σου G4675 οὐκ G3756 ἔκρυψα G2928 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ G2588 μου, G3450 τὴν G3588 ἀλήθειάν G225 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σωτήριόν G4992 σου G4675 εἶπα, G2036 οὐκ G3756 ἔκρυψα G2928 τὸ G3588 ἔλεός G1656 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ἀλήθειάν G225 σου G4675 ἀπὸ G575 συναγωγῆς G4864 πολλῆς. G4183 [11] ‡Σὺ G4771 δέ, G1161 κύριε, G2962 μὴ G3361 μακρύνης τοὺς G3588 οἰκτιρμούς G3628 σου G4675 ἀπ’ G575 ἐμοῦ· G1699 τὸ G3588 ἔλεός G1656 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἀλήθειά G225 σου G4675 διὰ G1223 παντὸς G3956 ἀντελάβοντό G482 μου. G3450 [12] ‡Ὅτι G3754 περιέσχον G4023 με G3165 κακά, G2556 ὧν G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἀριθμός, G706 κατέλαβόν G2638 με G3165 αἱ G3588 ἀνομίαι G458 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠδυνήθην G1410 τοῦ G3588 βλέπειν· G991 ἐπληθύνθησαν G4129 ὑπὲρ G5228 τὰς G3588 τρίχας G2359 τῆς G3588 κεφαλῆς G2776 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 μου G3450 ἐγκατέλιπέν G1459 με. G3165 [13] ‡Εὐδόκησον, G2106 κύριε, G2962 τοῦ G3588 ῥύσασθαί G4506 με· G3165 κύριε, G2962 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 βοηθῆσαί G997 μοι G3427 πρόσχες. G4337 [14] ‡Καταισχυνθείησαν G2617 καὶ G2532 ἐντραπείησαν G1788 ἅμα G260 οἱ G3588 ζητοῦντες G2212 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου G3450 τοῦ G3588 ἐξᾶραι G1808 αὐτήν, G846 ἀποστραφείησαν G654 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὀπίσω G3694 καὶ G2532 ἐντραπείησαν G1788 οἱ G3588 θέλοντές G2309 μοι G3427 κακά, G2556 [15] ‡κομισάσθωσαν G2865 παραχρῆμα G3916 αἰσχύνην G152 αὐτῶν G846 οἱ G3588 λέγοντές G3004 μοι G3427 Εὖγε εὖγε. [16] ‡Ἀγαλλιάσαιντο G21 καὶ G2532 εὐφρανθείησαν G2165 ἐπὶ G1909 σοὶ G4671 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ζητοῦντές G2212 σε, G4571 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 εἰπάτωσαν G2036 διὰ G1223 παντός G3956 Μεγαλυνθήτω G3170 ὁ G3588 κύριος, G2962 οἱ G3588 ἀγαπῶντες G25 τὸ G3588 σωτήριόν G4992 σου. G4675 [17] ‡Ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 πτωχός G4434 εἰμι G1510 καὶ G2532 πένης· G3993 κύριος G2962 φροντιεῖ G5431 μου. G3450 Βοηθός G998 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ὑπερασπιστής μου G3450 σὺ G4771 εἶ· G1488 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου, G3450 μὴ G3361 χρονίσῃς. G5549
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 40:1 Originally verses 39:1–2.
  2. ‡ 40:2 Originally verse 39:3.
  3. ‡ 40:3 Originally verse 39:4.
  4. ‡ 40:4 Originally verse 39:5.
  5. ‡ 40:5 Originally verse 39:6.
  6. ‡ 40:6 Originally verse 39:7.
  7. ‡ 40:7 Originally verse 39:8.
  8. ‡ 40:8 Originally verse 39:9.
  9. ‡ 40:9 Originally verse 39:10.
  10. ‡ 40:10 Originally verse 39:11.
  11. ‡ 40:11 Originally verse 39:12.
  12. ‡ 40:12 Originally verse 39:13.
  13. ‡ 40:13 Originally verse 39:14.
  14. ‡ 40:14 Originally verse 39:15.
  15. ‡ 40:15 Originally verse 39:16.
  16. ‡ 40:16 Originally verse 39:17.
  17. ‡ 40:17 Originally verse 39:18.